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Virus: is a biological agent that reproduces inside the cells of living hosts. When infected, a host cell produces thousands of identical copies of the original virus at an extraordinary rate.
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DEC 17, 2019Microbiology
There may be a small silver lining to getting a cold or the flu.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 16, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
The Nipah virus, first identified in 1998 and is transmitted from pigs and bats, has resulted in a high mortality rate k ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 16, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston present for the first time how a single high dose vacc ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 15, 2019Microbiology
The fatality rate of Nipah virus has an estimated range of 40 to 75 percentWritten By: Carmen LeitchDEC 11, 2019Microbiology
Our world is teeming with bacteria and viruses, and in the oceans, their coexistence has them locked in an evolutionary ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Last year, Chinese scientist He Jiankui caused tremendous controversy in the scientific world by conducting a gene-editi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive individuals are treated with antiretroviral therapies to reduce the amount o ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 01, 2019Microbiology
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are drugs for heartburn relief; they can reduce stomach acid levels.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2019Genetics & Genomics
To send gene therapy to diseased cells, scientists have turned to adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) to act as a delivery s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2019Immunology
Destroying human cells compromised by viruses and cancer is the name of the game for so-called “killer” cell ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 28, 2019Microbiology
The largest measles outbreak in the world is now occurring in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Over 5,000 people have d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 27, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that 11 new cases of polio in five African countries including Nigeria ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 27, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Humans have evolved in some ways to be less susceptible to pathogens, but those benefits can also carry risks of other d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 27, 2019Immunology
Human cells employ an intricate tagging system to manage protein activity in the body. By “tagging” a protei ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 26, 2019Microbiology
A flu drug, while still safe and effective, encourages flu viruses to mutate, especially in children.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2019Cancer
Anal cancer has been on the rise in the United States, and while it may not garner as much attention as other cancers, m ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 20, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Some viruses, called bacteriophages, infect bacteria. A research team found many of these viruses in human samples.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2019Immunology
Manipulating the immune system’s population of natural killer cells could bolster therapies targeting cancer. A ne ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 19, 2019Microbiology
The ketogenic diet forces the body to use stored fat as fuel instead of carbohydrates; the fat gets broken down into ket ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2019Microbiology
Viruses don't only infect humans, some, called bacteriophages or phages, infect bacteria. Image credit: Wikimedia Common ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2019Microbiology
Sea ice in the Arctic melts every summer and refreezes in the winter, but the melting has been outpacing the refreezing ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have now learned more about malaria proteins and the antibodies that combat them.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
There are no treatments for dengue, West Nile and Zika viruses, but researchers may have found a way to reduce the chanc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Dengue fever is an illness transmitted by mosquito bites. Affecting around 390 million people per year, if left untreate ...Written By: Annie Lennon
DEC 17, 2019
Microbiology
There may be a small silver lining to getting a cold or the flu.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
The Nipah virus, first identified in 1998 and is transmitted from pigs and bats, has resulted in a high mortality rate k
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 16, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston present for the first time how a single high dose vacc
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 15, 2019
Microbiology
The fatality rate of Nipah virus has an estimated range of 40 to 75 percent
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2019
Microbiology
Our world is teeming with bacteria and viruses, and in the oceans, their coexistence has them locked in an evolutionary
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Last year, Chinese scientist He Jiankui caused tremendous controversy in the scientific world by conducting a gene-editi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive individuals are treated with antiretroviral therapies to reduce the amount o
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 01, 2019
Microbiology
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are drugs for heartburn relief; they can reduce stomach acid levels.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
To send gene therapy to diseased cells, scientists have turned to adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) to act as a delivery s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2019
Immunology
Destroying human cells compromised by viruses and cancer is the name of the game for so-called “killer” cell
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 28, 2019
Microbiology
The largest measles outbreak in the world is now occurring in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Over 5,000 people have d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that 11 new cases of polio in five African countries including Nigeria
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 27, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Humans have evolved in some ways to be less susceptible to pathogens, but those benefits can also carry risks of other d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2019
Immunology
Human cells employ an intricate tagging system to manage protein activity in the body. By “tagging” a protei
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 26, 2019
Microbiology
A flu drug, while still safe and effective, encourages flu viruses to mutate, especially in children.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2019
Cancer
Anal cancer has been on the rise in the United States, and while it may not garner as much attention as other cancers, m
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 20, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some viruses, called bacteriophages, infect bacteria. A research team found many of these viruses in human samples.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2019
Immunology
Manipulating the immune system’s population of natural killer cells could bolster therapies targeting cancer. A ne
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 19, 2019
Microbiology
The ketogenic diet forces the body to use stored fat as fuel instead of carbohydrates; the fat gets broken down into ket
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2019
Microbiology
Viruses don't only infect humans, some, called bacteriophages or phages, infect bacteria. Image credit: Wikimedia Common
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2019
Microbiology
Sea ice in the Arctic melts every summer and refreezes in the winter, but the melting has been outpacing the refreezing
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have now learned more about malaria proteins and the antibodies that combat them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are no treatments for dengue, West Nile and Zika viruses, but researchers may have found a way to reduce the chanc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Dengue fever is an illness transmitted by mosquito bites. Affecting around 390 million people per year, if left untreate
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon